Daily Archives: December 27, 2019
In Israel and America: Choreographed coups with the law as a prop
“We cannot rely on an election to solve our problems.” — Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.), House Judiciary Committee chairman, Dec. 11, 2019, on the need to impeach U.S. President Donald Trump
“Every legal precedent must...
A long-awaited holiday gift for victims of terror
Anyone who cares at all about the pursuit of justice just got an unexpected holiday gift last week. Congress just passed a huge omnibus spending bill, which was signed by the U.S. President Donald...
Netanyahu gains landslide victory in Likud primary race
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu scored a landslide victory on Friday in the Likud leadership race against his rival Gideon Sa’ar.
The prime minister won 72.5 percent of the vote, compared to 27.5 percent for Sa’ar, according to...
Anti-Semitism is alive and well at York University in Canada
I found myself locked in a room listening to Israel Defense Forces’ veterans tell their stories while people outside chanted for my blood. For several hours, the protesters chanted, pounded on the walls and doors of...
Beethoven’s “Ode to Joy” in Yiddish!
On YouTube in honor of today's December 16th birthday of Ludwig van Beethoven here's the Yiddish adaptation and the new choral adaptation of his "Ode to Joy" from his Ninth Symphony
"Brider" ("Brothers")
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF7F1K5m5A4
Performed by the...
Israeli chief of staff’s speech underlines the sobering fact that it’s fighting Iran alone
The speech delivered by Israel Defense Forces’ Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Aviv Kochavi on Dec. 25 transmitted to the general public a series of critical insights and updates about the rapidly evolving security...
These Are The Biggest Israeli Tech M&As We Reported on in 2019
CTech – The total value of this year’s completed mergers and acquisitions of Israeli technology companies more than doubled that of 2018, amounting to $9.9 billion, or a 102% increase year-over-year, according to a new report...
Support the League for Yiddish and our new beginnings in 2020!
Dear Friends,
As many of you already know, the League for Yiddish has big news. After 15 years, our devoted executive director/editor-in-chief of Afn Shvel Sheva Zucker is retiring. Sheva was instrumental in reshaping Afn Shvel into the beautiful...
Der Inspector Sunday 12, January 2020 in Paris France
דער אינספּעקטאָר
אַ פֿאָרשטעלונג פֿונעם שטאָקהאָלמער ייִדיש־טעאַטער
Der Inspektor (Le Revizor de Nicolas Gogol)
Spectacle du Théâtre yiddish de Stockholm
Dimanche 12 janvier 2020 à 18h
Espace Rachi, 39 rue Broca, 75005 Paris
אַ פֿינאַנצן־אינספּעקטאָר דאַרף אָנקומען אין אַ קליינער ייִדישער קהילה אין...
December 27, 2010: Jonathan Pollak, anarchist activist against the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands,...
Jonathan Pollak, an anarchist activist against the Israeli occupation of Palestinian lands, was sentenced to three months in prison and fined 1,500 shekels on this date in 2010 for his 2008 arrest at a...